Private Foundation

BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND

BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND, of OMAHA, NE, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $35.0M in revenue, $36.9M in expenses, $8.0M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 368 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $305.7M.

EIN: 201768874 OMAHA, NE Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$35.0M
Total Expenses$36.9M
Total Assets$8.0M
Grants Given368
Grant Total$305.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

NEBRASKA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION
LINCOLN, NE · 2025
FIRST FIVE NEBRASKA OPERATING SUPPORT, ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITIES 4 KIDS, OUTDOOR SPACE EXPLORATION, DATA PROJECT, AND CHANGEMAKERS PROGRAM SUPPORT
$3,995,063
NEBRASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD COLLABORATIVE
OMAHA, NE · 2025
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2025
$3,954,169
START EARLY
CHICAGO, IL · 2025
EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT, FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND AND PROJECT SUPPORT, AND ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT
$3,746,504
EDUCARE OF OMAHA INC
OMAHA, NE · 2025
QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT
$3,717,994
EARLY CHILDHOOD IMPACT GROUP
OMAHA, NE · 2025
EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK PROGRAM SUPPORT
$3,608,022

Showing up to 5 of 368 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR & TREASURER Helen Raikes
PRESIDENT Jessie Rasmussen
VICE-PRESIDENT Mike Burke
DIRECTOR & CHAIR Susan A Buffett
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY Wallace Weitz

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Top Grant Purposes

QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT
$54,457,335 26 grants
OPERATING SUPPORT
$22,222,380 8 grants
EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT, FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND SUPPORT, AND ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT
$16,790,838 4 grants
STATE BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SUPPORT
$14,986,832 5 grants
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
$9,802,094 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $35.0M $36.9M $8.0M
2024 $33.5M $34.5M $9.0M
2023 $33.7M $33.2M $8.6M
2022 $30.3M $34.4M $7.4M
2021 $31.4M $39.8M $9.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $31.4M to $35.0M (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.0M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, and 4 other states.

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